YELP HELP: Review site nabs hundreds of unreported food borne illness

May 22, 2014 6:13 PM

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Research team found almost 500 cases after studied the site for words like ‘vomit’ and ‘diarrhea.’ Study noted poor storage, live roaches among other problems.

Reviewers on the online restaurant and business rating site, Yelp, helped New York City health officials find hundreds of unreported cases of possible food borne illnesses, health officials reported on Thursday.